Episode

Did COVID Expose Our Biggest Weakness?

Podcast: Cornell Keynotes
Published: Jan 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 4339
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Summary

Princeton Professor Frances Lee examines how American institutions failed during COVID-19, from ignoring pre-existing pandemic plans to implementing policies that protected the privileged while exposing essential workers, and explores what these failures mean for future crisis management.